14 Apr 2021
MCALISTER v NEW ZEALAND POLICE [2021] NZHC 800
- Citation
- [2021] NZHC 800
- Court
- High Court
The Judge correctly exercised sentencing discretion: the offending was premeditated, a targeted unanticipated blow to the head of a vulnerable victim causing unconsciousness and injury, and the need for denunciation and deterrence outweighed personal mitigating factors; therefore home detention would be 'much less than the least restrictive outcome' and the 18‑month imprisonment (after plea discount) was within range and must be upheld.